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we cannot wait until the next generation. >> less than a minute. >> you have the president and john boehner in the room. what is the advice you give these two men as they begin these conversations? >> sit down, have a beer, quit joshing each other, quit listening to the babble from the right and the left, saying we're throwing the old lady off the cliff in the wheelchair -- [laughter] watering the earth in his white robes, telling people they raised taxes. that was a freudian thing there. [laughter] what can grover do to you? he cannot murder you or burn your house. the only thing he can do to you is defeat you for reelection or put some jerk in the primary, and if that means more to you than the country, you should not even be in the damn congress. [applause] >> your advice? >> compromise, do the right thing. now is the magic moment. it is our responsibility. >> i want to thank you both. we are out of time. the conversation is going to continue here at the summit. thank you again for joining us. thank you to the two of you. i appreciate your work as well. we will be right back in just a mo
we cannot wait until the next generation. >> less than a minute. >> you have the president and john boehner in the room. what is the advice you give these two men as they begin these conversations? >> sit down, have a beer, quit joshing each other, quit listening to the babble from the right and the left, saying we're throwing the old lady off the cliff in the wheelchair -- [laughter] watering the earth in his white robes, telling people they raised taxes. that was a freudian...
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guest: en route john mccain said we have to -- and we heard john mccain say we have to deal with the issue. and now a whole shift in terms of at least a willingness to discuss the issue of immigration. up to this last election, there was an item, you either exploited it, or avoid it because you are afraid of it. i think this election is not only created a presence for latinos at the voting booth, but also brought the issue front and center. i think there is an opportunity. i think it is thought to be important items in there. as to be fair, comprehensive a paradigm more than willing to stick to my republican colleagues about where to find some ground and good comprehensive solution. it is the most divisive social issue we have going on in our country. and allows the republicans to ignore a group in this country and isolate themselves. it is going to be an increasing voting blocs. host: congressman paul grijalva, he just won reelection. but as the to the next phone call, john on our line for independents. caller: i did have a comment for the congressman. and i agree with the last cong
guest: en route john mccain said we have to -- and we heard john mccain say we have to deal with the issue. and now a whole shift in terms of at least a willingness to discuss the issue of immigration. up to this last election, there was an item, you either exploited it, or avoid it because you are afraid of it. i think this election is not only created a presence for latinos at the voting booth, but also brought the issue front and center. i think there is an opportunity. i think it is thought...
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john roberts and a look into the supreme court. and later, space pioneers and nasa officials pay homage to the first man to walk on the moon. next, remarks from president obama's reelection campaign manager jim messina. he spoke at an event this morning looking at issues related to the 2012 campaign. this is one hour. >> you have been in montana. >> yes, drinking beer. >> what else did you do? >> i watched football, saw some friends, i did an amazing thing called sleeping. i have never done before. it was great. and then i'm going back tomorrow. for thanksgiving and then we leave for a month in italy on saturday. >> they love you on battleground radio but this is the first time you have done an on-camera interview. >> it seems like a bad idea at the time. look, we had amazing on their people -- on air people. my language did not seem to fit for television during the campaign. >> let's plan gen. when did this race become unwinnable for mitt romney? >> i am not sure when that moment was. when i thought we were going to win was a few
john roberts and a look into the supreme court. and later, space pioneers and nasa officials pay homage to the first man to walk on the moon. next, remarks from president obama's reelection campaign manager jim messina. he spoke at an event this morning looking at issues related to the 2012 campaign. this is one hour. >> you have been in montana. >> yes, drinking beer. >> what else did you do? >> i watched football, saw some friends, i did an amazing thing called...
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i want to thank everybody for john s. today, including our new congressmen-elect. thank you for being here. thank you for c-span 4 durning yes. thank you. -- thank you for c-span for joining us. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> u.s. house should gavel back in within the next 10 minutes or so. today they were working on the rule for a bill seeking to normalize trade relations with russia. the bill includes provisions that would impose economic sanctions if you rights violations are discovered. they will gavel back in on the votes on the rule and one other vote, and back tomorrow morning for legislative work at 9:00 eastern. we will have a house live with the return in the next few minutes. the chairman of the president's council of economic advisers but today at the economic club of washington, focusing on the u.s. debt problem and the so-called fiscal cliff. >> we are very pleased today to have the chairman of the president's council of economic advisers with us. he is a n
i want to thank everybody for john s. today, including our new congressmen-elect. thank you for being here. thank you for c-span 4 durning yes. thank you. -- thank you for c-span for joining us. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> u.s. house should gavel back in within the next 10 minutes or so. today they were working on the rule for a bill seeking to normalize trade relations with russia. the bill...
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host: let us go to john on our line for independents. caller: congressman, why is it that those who have made their mind from the overseas trading are not paying enough to cover our military is keeping the oceans free of piracy and that is the reason a lot of our military is out there watching for these problems. another thing is and we bailed out the banks, the banks got saved, and yet small people's investments in the banks, savings accounts, mine is giving one one-hundredth of 1%. that is ridiculous. can you talk about that, please? guest: i can. i do not know if i get the first part, those allies around the world that we are spending our treasury on to defend the cs -- should contribute more -- i am with it. i voted against the program even though i was urged to vote for tarp. because there were no rules. was basically you are $700 billion and good luck. and while that may save the banking system and they paid the money back with interest, my 401k has become a 201k because my savings have been wiped out. and many will have to work lo
host: let us go to john on our line for independents. caller: congressman, why is it that those who have made their mind from the overseas trading are not paying enough to cover our military is keeping the oceans free of piracy and that is the reason a lot of our military is out there watching for these problems. another thing is and we bailed out the banks, the banks got saved, and yet small people's investments in the banks, savings accounts, mine is giving one one-hundredth of 1%. that is...
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the assassination of john kennedy. host: independent vermont senator bernie sanders joins us from capitol hill this morning. thank you for being with us. should democrats be ready to walk away from the bargaining table, as you the congress, addressed this fiscal cliff? should democrat be willing to say, if we cannot get what we want, we are willing to go over the cliff, essentially? guest: we all want to do everything we can to see that the fiscal cliff is avoided. what we have seen in the past is a level of obstructionism on the part of republicans to say, it is either my way or the highway. elections have consequences. democrats had a strong victory, the president won big. democrats won 25 out of 33 cents in the senate -- seats in the senate. one of the key issues in the campaign was whether or not we would extend tax breaks for the wealthiest people in the country. virtually every debate, every statement the president made, every speech, he said, i will not extend those tax breaks. i think the american people voted
the assassination of john kennedy. host: independent vermont senator bernie sanders joins us from capitol hill this morning. thank you for being with us. should democrats be ready to walk away from the bargaining table, as you the congress, addressed this fiscal cliff? should democrat be willing to say, if we cannot get what we want, we are willing to go over the cliff, essentially? guest: we all want to do everything we can to see that the fiscal cliff is avoided. what we have seen in the past...
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mitt romney got your votes than john mccain in ohio. the technology included the so- called orca system, which was the republican get-out-the-vote technology to ensure that we were targeting people and getting them to the polls. i am told that it got so many hits from people around the country with target calls, it thought it was under attack and closed down. for those of you hear from -- again, the technology field, with an interest in politics, we republicans want to talk to you. [laughter] we need some help. i think that the democratic system was quite effective at micra targeting. i have heard a lot of anecdotes -- you will love it, someone gets a call who is a democrat in law school and it says that we see you have voted and that this information is publicly available, 2:00 on election day, but your sister has not voted, could you call her. that is the level at which we were doing. frankly, we were flying blind at that point. part of it is technology, which led to a turnout effort that was very impressive on their side. in the end
mitt romney got your votes than john mccain in ohio. the technology included the so- called orca system, which was the republican get-out-the-vote technology to ensure that we were targeting people and getting them to the polls. i am told that it got so many hits from people around the country with target calls, it thought it was under attack and closed down. for those of you hear from -- again, the technology field, with an interest in politics, we republicans want to talk to you. [laughter]...
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john thune. >> i can only think of republicans. i am thinking if there are any democrats. >> two i know. two senators who were re-elected this week, both of them women. amy cloveshar of minnesota. went to the one in iowa where i believe she echoed sara palin in saying she thought she could see iowa from her house. there is demand for new yorkers running for the democratic nomination for president in 2016 already. as i understand it, i think the order of precedence is if the secretary of state runs the governor won't. >> i don't know if i just yet see her as presidential material but she has been mentioned as a pick for this cycle. that would allow her to build up a huge donor base. she certainly a very talented politician. she was underestimated when she was first appointed. so, who knows. >> to echo that, if there is talk that the senator with the golden resume, rob portman who has done every other job in washington may think about running for the senate job in two years, he won't become treasure secretary. he didn't become presid
john thune. >> i can only think of republicans. i am thinking if there are any democrats. >> two i know. two senators who were re-elected this week, both of them women. amy cloveshar of minnesota. went to the one in iowa where i believe she echoed sara palin in saying she thought she could see iowa from her house. there is demand for new yorkers running for the democratic nomination for president in 2016 already. as i understand it, i think the order of precedence is if the...
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house speaker john boehner is holding a news conference about the house republican elections. kathy mcmorris rodgers has been elected to be house g.o.p. conference chairman and beat tom price who was endorsed by paul ryan who was the republican vice presidential nominee. and a couple of leadership positions will stay the same, including majority leader eric cantor and house whip kevin mccarthy. we are waiting to hear more about the elections. >> we are waiting to hear what happened from house speaker john boehner. a bit of background, one house republican sought to nominate newt gingrich for house speaker. we will have speaker boehner shortly. nancy pelosi announced that she plans to stay on as the leader of the house democrats and made the announcement at a press briefing and said, quote, i wouldn't think of walking away. we will watch that now while waiting for speaker boehner. >> i think that means most of them are here. good morning. more are coming. more are coming. yesterday, when we gathered here, i began my comments standing here with our new members of congress by say
house speaker john boehner is holding a news conference about the house republican elections. kathy mcmorris rodgers has been elected to be house g.o.p. conference chairman and beat tom price who was endorsed by paul ryan who was the republican vice presidential nominee. and a couple of leadership positions will stay the same, including majority leader eric cantor and house whip kevin mccarthy. we are waiting to hear more about the elections. >> we are waiting to hear what happened from...
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as we speak, the president is meeting with john boehner, the first face-to-face talk. in december 2010, you called your plan the moment of truth. almost two years later, but moment are we at now? >> i think this is the magic moment. a moment when our generation has the chance to really do something about this problem that we created. it is our generation that got us into this mess. i think we have a good chance. yet a second term democrats president who has come out and said he is willing to put entitlements on the table. big deal. you have a speaker, a republican speaker who really gets it. he understands the deaths of the problems they face. he has said the are going to put revenues on the table. big move. we got half the members of the senate already saying they will support a balanced plan. which makes a lot of sense. we have the business community lined up firmly for doing something. most importantly, we have the fiscal cliff. where if we go over it, we are going to face the most predictable economic crisis in history. for all of us in here, it is also the most av
as we speak, the president is meeting with john boehner, the first face-to-face talk. in december 2010, you called your plan the moment of truth. almost two years later, but moment are we at now? >> i think this is the magic moment. a moment when our generation has the chance to really do something about this problem that we created. it is our generation that got us into this mess. i think we have a good chance. yet a second term democrats president who has come out and said he is willing...
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john boehner on his party should -- parties election. nancy pelosi says she wants to continue to lead a party in the house. all "washington journal tomorrow morning, ron paul. siebel take your questions about tomorrow's hearing -- he will take your questions about tomorrow's hearing. the kaiser family foundation. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> tremendous vice-president for 82 days. -- harry truman was vice president for 82 days. nowadays, the vice president does not bother with that. he was there every day presiding over the senate. it was a transition with a zero knowledge. that does not happen anymore. he got a phone call from the white house. he picked up the phone, at the other end, get to the white house as an issue can. he grabbed his hat. he had a car, of course. he went to the white house and was taken upstairs to the second floor. he upstairs to the second floor. he was met by eleanor roosevelt. she said, the president is dead. he was in total shock. can i do for you? she said, what can we d
john boehner on his party should -- parties election. nancy pelosi says she wants to continue to lead a party in the house. all "washington journal tomorrow morning, ron paul. siebel take your questions about tomorrow's hearing -- he will take your questions about tomorrow's hearing. the kaiser family foundation. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> tremendous vice-president for 82 days. -- harry truman was vice president for 82 days....
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let's go down now to john in louisiana, is it outen, louisiana john? caller: it's up the northwest corner of the state. host: john, what's your reaction to the fine announcement? caller: well, i'm skeptical as i'm 70 years old, i've seen a lot of the federal government in my life. any time that amount of money gets dumped into the federal government, one must ask who in the bureaucracy is going to decide where that money goes to. i've been reading a lot of stuff about environmental cleanup, this, that and the other. but millions of lives were altered by the loss of income through a lot of reasons, even people that worked in the oil industry. i'm skeptical that those people, in other words the people who have their pocketbooks have been affected, are necessarily going to see any of that money, or at least anywhere near what they lost. and instead it becomes, and to use kind of a slush fund for all kinds of other things that are not necessarily related. i was just reading some of the various, some of the grants that have been given already. those were no
let's go down now to john in louisiana, is it outen, louisiana john? caller: it's up the northwest corner of the state. host: john, what's your reaction to the fine announcement? caller: well, i'm skeptical as i'm 70 years old, i've seen a lot of the federal government in my life. any time that amount of money gets dumped into the federal government, one must ask who in the bureaucracy is going to decide where that money goes to. i've been reading a lot of stuff about environmental cleanup,...
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so in that sense john brennan i think is correct, but it's the civilian casualties. it's the individuals who are being killed along with the al qaeda operatives. when i was in yemen, i was talking to someone who's very, very close to al qaeda and he said, look, you know, there's a difference between yemen and afghanistan. in afghanistan, al qaeda is -- are arabs in a non-arab country. in yemen they are yemenis in yemen and so they move around in yemen like they do in afghanistan. they have many more identities. in yemen they can be a member of al qaeda and a tribesman and known locally. maybe some know them as a tribesman. and the u.s., for instance, would see them as be a al qaeda member. so when the u.s. targets the al qaeda member the u.s. thinks it's killing an al qaeda member, which may, yemenis are seeing being killed is in fact a tribesman. i think this is a problem that the obama administration has not really solved. i would argue that the drones and the air strikes have not actually solved the problem, and like ibrahim did, they've actually exacerbated the p
so in that sense john brennan i think is correct, but it's the civilian casualties. it's the individuals who are being killed along with the al qaeda operatives. when i was in yemen, i was talking to someone who's very, very close to al qaeda and he said, look, you know, there's a difference between yemen and afghanistan. in afghanistan, al qaeda is -- are arabs in a non-arab country. in yemen they are yemenis in yemen and so they move around in yemen like they do in afghanistan. they have many...
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as we speak, the president is meeting with john boehner, the first face-to-face talk. in december 2010, you called your plan the moment of truth. almost two years later, but moment are we at now? >> i think this is the magic moment. a moment when our generation has the chance to really do something about this problem that we created. it is our generation that got us into this mess. i think we have a good chance. yet a second term democrats president who has come out and said he is willing to put entitlements on the table. big deal. you have a speaker, a republican speaker who really gets it. he understands the deaths of the problems they face. he has said the are going to put revenues on the table. big move. we got half the members of the senate already saying they will support a balanced plan. which makes a lot of sense. we have the business community lined up firmly for doing something. most importantly, we have the fiscal cliff. where if we go over it, we are going to face the most predictable economic crisis in history. for all of us in here, it is also the most av
as we speak, the president is meeting with john boehner, the first face-to-face talk. in december 2010, you called your plan the moment of truth. almost two years later, but moment are we at now? >> i think this is the magic moment. a moment when our generation has the chance to really do something about this problem that we created. it is our generation that got us into this mess. i think we have a good chance. yet a second term democrats president who has come out and said he is willing...
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john boehner still in the house. you are still at the treasury. the president is back in the office. harry reid is in the senate with more seats -- why should i believe this will end any more positively than the summer of 2011? >> i will not try to talk to about optimism, but let's look at what has changed. you have republican leadership acknowledging relief for the first time in this debate in public that they would agree to increase revenues as part of an agreement to help restore fiscal balance. that is a very important change. you could debate what has motivated that change, and of course it is true that that approach has very popular substantial support among the american people. you have a much greater recognition that the economy would benefit from a carefully designed balanced agreement on fiscal reform. putting that off indefinitely is not good for the country. that is important, too. i think, again, if you listen carefully to what people are saying and what many politicians are saying, there is a lot of consensus on the things that would
john boehner still in the house. you are still at the treasury. the president is back in the office. harry reid is in the senate with more seats -- why should i believe this will end any more positively than the summer of 2011? >> i will not try to talk to about optimism, but let's look at what has changed. you have republican leadership acknowledging relief for the first time in this debate in public that they would agree to increase revenues as part of an agreement to help restore...
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speaker john boehner will get another term as speaker. eric cantor will be the majority leader and kevin mccarthy will be the majority whip. the contest that is up for the number four slot and that's between representative mcmorris rodgers, a republican from washington, who was the arguably the top congressional liaison for the romney-ryan presidential campaign. and tom price -- she's also the vice conference chairwoman of the caucus right now. and then tom price is the republican policy committee chairman and he is a -- considered a more partisan warrior in the republican conference. he's a former chairman of the conservative republican study committee. they are making their opening arguments this morning. they started at 9:00 a.m. got overshadowed by nancy pelosi's announcement. late other this afternoon the republicans will choose between those two people. between kathy mcmorris rodgers or tom price. host: to the phones and hear from jerry in quincy, massachusetts, democrats line. hi. chris: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i'd
speaker john boehner will get another term as speaker. eric cantor will be the majority leader and kevin mccarthy will be the majority whip. the contest that is up for the number four slot and that's between representative mcmorris rodgers, a republican from washington, who was the arguably the top congressional liaison for the romney-ryan presidential campaign. and tom price -- she's also the vice conference chairwoman of the caucus right now. and then tom price is the republican policy...
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bob corker, tom coburn, and john mccain. what is going on? it certainly looks to a layman that there is a desperate scramble to find a way to raise revenue in a cbo-scoring way that would not be seen as violating the pledge. the question is, is the pledge of losing its magic? >> i take very strong exception to taking this poll seriously. because if you ask people, the vast majority of whom are not going to be subjected to this tax, and they are being told that somebody else will have to pay. and if you discover in the process that only 60% of the voters are in favor of that, i think it speaks for itself and speaks very well of the american people. if you have a public opinion poll where the voters would be asked how would you feel if we cut all of your taxes by half, and those -- also give your children free tuition, except we would have to have a referendum on exiling barack obama from the united states i would be interesting to hear the results of this poll. polls like that in my view should not be part of the serious conversation. everythi
bob corker, tom coburn, and john mccain. what is going on? it certainly looks to a layman that there is a desperate scramble to find a way to raise revenue in a cbo-scoring way that would not be seen as violating the pledge. the question is, is the pledge of losing its magic? >> i take very strong exception to taking this poll seriously. because if you ask people, the vast majority of whom are not going to be subjected to this tax, and they are being told that somebody else will have to...
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texas senator john cornyn is the new minority whip. and south dakota john thune now becomes the conference chairman. here's more from minority leader mitch mcconnell on the changes. >> well, good afternoon, everyone. welcome back. the american people have spoken. a week ago they decided in many ways to continue the status quo with divided government. we have a lot of big challenges confronting us here at the end of the cycle, but i would remind everyone that divided government sometimes has done very important things for the country. think of ronald reagan and tip o'neill reforming social security. ronald reagan and tip o'neill doing the last comprehensive tax reform. bill clinton and a republican congress doing a welfare reform and actually balancing the budget. so we look forward to making this divided government productive for the american people, and we have, of course, as everyone well knows, a lot of challenges here at the end of the year. i'll be meeting with the president and the other leadership on friday to talk about the way
texas senator john cornyn is the new minority whip. and south dakota john thune now becomes the conference chairman. here's more from minority leader mitch mcconnell on the changes. >> well, good afternoon, everyone. welcome back. the american people have spoken. a week ago they decided in many ways to continue the status quo with divided government. we have a lot of big challenges confronting us here at the end of the cycle, but i would remind everyone that divided government sometimes...
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then chief justice john roberts and a look at the supreme court. later, space pioneers and nasa officials pay homage to the first man to walk on the moon, neil armstrong. >> "washington journal" continues. host: steven mufson joins us from "the washington post." the u.s. will output will overtake saudi arabia in 2020. how did this come about? guest: from the huge explosion and shell oil drilling, mostly. this is the sibling of gas drilling. you drill horizontal, fracture the welcome and free up a lot of resources that are trapped in the shale rock. host: what has happened with technology and where is it happening in the country? guest: north dakota is one of the biggest places. huge explosion and output there. you also see it in other places. we will see more and ohio, and some of the areas of texas as well. host: what does this mean for folks in terms of pocketbooks? guest: if you're just buying gasoline, it might not mean much in terms of your pocketbook. any oil will help moderate prices. prices are still high. the iaea is forecasting continued
then chief justice john roberts and a look at the supreme court. later, space pioneers and nasa officials pay homage to the first man to walk on the moon, neil armstrong. >> "washington journal" continues. host: steven mufson joins us from "the washington post." the u.s. will output will overtake saudi arabia in 2020. how did this come about? guest: from the huge explosion and shell oil drilling, mostly. this is the sibling of gas drilling. you drill horizontal,...
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you have the late-night comedy show, john stewart, stephen cole there, that tend to cater more to the left. and the end result is the area that has gone more or less of fellow is serious news organizations reporting the important events of the day without any kind of political bias. we have grown up as a nation believing we are entitled to hear news that resonates to the news we already -- to the views we already hold. we have seen it this year. a lot of distinguished senators and congress people leaving. snow left the senate because she simply cannot handle the nastiness anymore. there is an awful lot of that and you cannot in a democracy. >> he made the point -- >> the me finish this point. you cannot in a democracy expect people to be able to reach across the aisles and make accommodations for important issues if they are terrified that in so doing, it will expose themselves to the wrath of the right or the left. either john stewart's humor or rosh -- or rush limbaugh's sharp tongue. >> what you said not to double long ago was that the commercial success of a fox and ms nbc has bec
you have the late-night comedy show, john stewart, stephen cole there, that tend to cater more to the left. and the end result is the area that has gone more or less of fellow is serious news organizations reporting the important events of the day without any kind of political bias. we have grown up as a nation believing we are entitled to hear news that resonates to the news we already -- to the views we already hold. we have seen it this year. a lot of distinguished senators and congress...
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john is in deerfield beach, florida, on our republicans line. hi, john. caller: hi. good morning, guest: good morning. caller: two questions. one would be if the benghazi situation was a real demonstration, we saw no signs of "death to america, death to israel," which seems really change. why doesn't anybody ask -- and one question about the fiscal cliff. why does no one ever say, raise the payroll tax cut to say $1 million or $250,000? guest: they are good questions. obviously i do not have those answers, especially in benghazi on why people haven't said this or done this. i just resort to the fact that we set ourselves up for these problems mainly because we shouldn't be involved in doing these things. but you're right. the investigation should look into that. who made the rules and who made these decisions? solving these problems is like raising more taxes and moving up the ladder and put more taxes. spending is the tax. the tax is all secondary. it's the spending. so as soon as the spending occurs, they're either going to have the -- have to tax us which people k
john is in deerfield beach, florida, on our republicans line. hi, john. caller: hi. good morning, guest: good morning. caller: two questions. one would be if the benghazi situation was a real demonstration, we saw no signs of "death to america, death to israel," which seems really change. why doesn't anybody ask -- and one question about the fiscal cliff. why does no one ever say, raise the payroll tax cut to say $1 million or $250,000? guest: they are good questions. obviously i do...
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i was a stand which artists. -- sandwich artists. >> you served unr john fitzgerald kennedy. why did you decide to join the united states army? >> i was a senior in high school. i graduate in in 2003. to school anymore. i did not want to go to college. i did not know what i wanted to do. one night i was mopping the floors around 930 or 10:00 at night. a subway was closed and a regular commercial came on and something to the tune of see the recruiters to get a free t- shirt. i was working as subway. i wanted a free t-shirt. that sounded fun. i went down there and talked to the recruiter. he told me what theyell you. we are a nation at war. we have been at war in iraq since 2003 and afghanistan since 2001. if you want to make a tangibl difference, join the military. i thought that was pretty solid. i took the shirt and i left. what he said to me really resonated. all these privileges and freedoms we have as americans and given to a so really, at such a great cost. they come from the costs of other people thahave provided us this lifestyle. all these people have something in com
i was a stand which artists. -- sandwich artists. >> you served unr john fitzgerald kennedy. why did you decide to join the united states army? >> i was a senior in high school. i graduate in in 2003. to school anymore. i did not want to go to college. i did not know what i wanted to do. one night i was mopping the floors around 930 or 10:00 at night. a subway was closed and a regular commercial came on and something to the tune of see the recruiters to get a free t- shirt. i was...
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john f. kennedy, october of 1961 , officially proclaimed these words. this was president kennedy's first thanksgiving proclamation, having become president some nine months earlier. he proclaimed, these words, the pilgrims after a year of hardship and peril humbly and ref rently setaside a special day upon which to give thanks to god. i ask the head of each family to recount to his children the story of the first new england thanksgiving. thus impress upon future generations the heritage of this nation born in toil, in danger, in purpose, and in the conviction that right and justice and freedom can, through man's efforts, persevere and come to fruition with the blessing of god. and i will -- this will be the next to last, mr. speaker, but it is important, just as every president every year has proclaimed a day of thanksgiving to god, to our eternal and omnipotent source of all blessings. so every president has done it. president obama has done it. it is just so important that as we see surveys done of school children in america, high school students, co
john f. kennedy, october of 1961 , officially proclaimed these words. this was president kennedy's first thanksgiving proclamation, having become president some nine months earlier. he proclaimed, these words, the pilgrims after a year of hardship and peril humbly and ref rently setaside a special day upon which to give thanks to god. i ask the head of each family to recount to his children the story of the first new england thanksgiving. thus impress upon future generations the heritage of...